No Mining Without Tools
by YuckyFox
No Mining Without Tools makes block breaking depend on the tool a player holds, so stone, wood and dirt need the right item.
What it does
Breaking a block with the wrong tool is slowed sharply, so pickaxes, stone axes and wooden tools must match the block type. Dirt blocks are only broken efficiently with a shovel, and any other tool reduces mining speed by 90%. A datapack whitelist can exempt specific blocks from these limits.
Client and server are both needed, so the server and every player must run it. Forge 1.0 for 1.20.1 is the only file, and the mod is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source.
Key features
Tool requirements by block type
Stone, wood and other blocks are broken only with the matching pickaxe, stone axe or wooden tool.
Shovel-only dirt
Dirt blocks break at normal speed only with a shovel, and other tools cut breaking speed by 90%.
Datapack whitelist
Chosen blocks can be added to a datapack whitelist so they stay unrestricted for breaking.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does No Mining Without Tools need to be installed on both sides?
Can specific blocks be exempted from the tool rules?
In the catalog
No Mining Without Tools is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Stone and Wood Restrictions: Players must use the correct tools (e.g., pickaxes for stone, axes for wood) to break these blocks. Dirt Restrictions: Dirt blocks require a shovel to be mined efficiently; otherwise, mining speed is reduced by 90%.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nmwt
- Owner
- YuckyFox
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15